Exam Preparation

This book presents the foundation of the principles of Direct Instruction. These are presented in strategies and templates for various areas of instruction and support systematic, consistent teaching.

This book covers the qualities of the effective teacher, understanding students, goals and objectives, unit- and lesson-planning, classroom management, direct instruction strategies, indirect instruction strategies, self-directed learning, cooperative learning, and assessing learners.

This book focuses on reading failure, a common problem, and demonstrates that small classes, teacher aides, individual tutoring, and other approaches can help children at educational risk.

This book provides the information you need to better understand and evaluate educational innovations. The authors offer descriptions, summary charts, and research about programs and practices that have had nationwide impact. It helps you separate fact from fiction about programs and practices intended to improve student achievement in your school.

Gain the upper hand on your first day of school. Written by the Coordinator of Preparation for the American Board, this friendly guide reveals what they don't teach you in education classes, offering practical advice and tons of real-life examples to help you set up and maintain an orderly classroom, engage your students, establish a grading system, and develop positive relationships with parents and school administrators. Furthermore, the book addresses issues for both elementary and secondary teachers, rather than just one group, as is typical of contemporary teacher instruction texts.

Any school in the United States can operate at advanced levels of effectiveness-if it is willing to implement what is known about effective schooling. "If we follow the guidance offered from 35 years of research," says author Robert J. Marzano, "we can enter an era of unprecedented effectiveness for the public practice of education." In What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action, Marzano synthesizes that research to provide clear and unequalled insight into the nature of schooling.